Smoking pipe



March 12, 1935. M PERRY 1,994,448

SMOKING PIPE Original Filed May 21, 1931 J 13 L4 i I HERaskrM PERRY INVENTOR ATTORNEY l atented Mar. 12, 1935 PATENT OFFICE SMOKING PIPE Herbert M. Perry, New York, N. Y.

Application May 21, 1931, Serial No. 539,067 Renewed January 14, 1935.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to smoking pipes and it has for one of its objects the provision of a pipe having a moisture or saliva passageway and means for closing the mouth or exterior end of the mentioned passageway, the construction being such that pipes of the usual design may be made according to my invention without altering their appearance.

Other objects will be appreciated from a reading of the following specification.

The invention will fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of the application, with the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as do not affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a pipe embodying my invention, the view being partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the pipe shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, the pipe comprises a bowl 5 from which extends a stem 6 into which is fitted a mouthpiece 7. The stem 6 is provided with the usual smoke duct 8 which communicates at one end. with the smoke duct 9 of the mouthpiece '7 and at its other end with the interior of the bowl.

A short inclined moisture or saliva passageway 5 10 extends from the smoke duct 8 and. opens on thebottom of the bowl. An oblong member 12 having an aperture 13 is inlaid in the outer surface of the lower end of the bowl adjacent the moisture passageway 10, the aperture 13 being 10 in alignment with said passageway. A gate 15 is pivotally connected to the member 12 as indicatedby the numeral 16, said gatebeing adapted to close the 'mentioned passageway and, when closed, is flush with the bottom of the bowl and 15 with the member 12. The member 12 is cut away at 18 so that a thumb nail may engage the free end of the gate 15, thelatter 'being'cut away. at the free end adjacent the cut away portion 18 of the inlaid member 12.

What I claim is: 1

A closure for a saliva duct of a smoking pipe and comprising a fiat open frame member adapted to be set in the bottom of the pipe bowl flush with the underface of the latter with its opening reg- 25 istering with themouth of the saliva duct, and

a flat gate having a pivotal connection with the frame member to close the opening in the latter and swingable upwardly when the pipe is in the normal position and flush with the bottom face of 30 said frame member when closed.

HERBERT M. PERRY. 

